Agenda and action items for Disney Imagineering

Here are just some of the questions we should ask when visitng Disney Imagineering:

(Please be sure to carefully run through all of these top-to-bottom.)

General discussion items to cover at some point

Alternative displays & projection material

• general discussion on this, commercial TV's come and go quickly..
• Are mfgt's thinking about tiling their displays & getting rid of borders?
• LG borderless display (http://www.electronichouse.com/article/lg_introduces_frameless_plasma_tv/)
• projecting on bezels (PrePrint: Tiled++: An Enhanced Tiled Hi-Res Display Wall)
• when will new LCD displays be available for purchase?

Should it be a surround Cave

• Discuss pros and cons of a surround Cave ("6-sided" vs an Cave with open side)
• A closed Cave lets you test the value of a closed Cave
• What about two "half-Caves" that can move together & apart?

Technical Details to get into

Color Balance:

• I would like to look at color balance adjustments
• Are they using any type of aid to adjust color balance

Tiling:

• How well are the displays tiled, is there any gap, or do they overlap
• At what angle are the discreet tiles visible.
• How large of an area is the "sweet spot"

Screen:

• How much does the curved screen affect the projection
• Is the screen they use better/worse than the provided screen
• How is the screen attached

TV:

• How was the screen removed, and do you gain pixels by removing it
• Is the display still stable with he screen removed
• How is the system mounted into the frame
• How do they compensate for the bezel at the bottom
• Have they had any significant hardware failures
• Can a system be easily replaced if it dies
• Want to see display running is stereo, so we can witness non-sync

Computer/Software:

• What software are they using to drive the displays
• What is the list of other software options did they consider? (VR Juggler? Others?)
• How are the computers tied together, any special networking? What is latency?
• What computer configuration are they using
• What graphics cards
• What OS

3D Tracking:

• Document the pros/cons of each 3D tracking system
• Rate each 3D tracking system (camera, other?). Would it work well for CavePainting, ADVISER, CaveWriting, etc.?

Audio:

• What audio system is being used? (3D spatialized?)
• How is audio synchronized with visuals? What software?

Haptics:

• Is there haptics input/output support?

Stereo display:

• What is the list of work that would make stereo display work? Which are understood and which need research/solutions?

Extras:

• What are the using for input/control?
• Do they use any type of tracking
• what stereo glasses do they use